Former British colonies: Crime stats

Definitions

Assault rate:
Number of assaults recorded by police per 100,000 population

Auto theft:
Number of motor vehicle thefts (car thefts) recorded by police in that country per 100,000 population.

Burglaries:
Number of burglaries recorded by police in that country per 100,000 population.

Kidnappings:
Number of kidnappings recorded by police in that country per 100,000 population.

Murders > Per capita:
Number of convictions for intentional homicides in the given year. Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.

Murders with firearms:
Total recorded intentional homicides committed with a firearm. Crime statistics are often better indicators of prevalence of law enforcement and willingness to report crime, than actual prevalence.

Murders with firearms per million:
Total recorded intentional homicides committed with a firearm. Crime statistics are often better indicators of prevalence of law enforcement and willingness to report crime, than actual prevalence. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.

Rape rate:
Number of rape incidents per 100,000 citizens in different countries. Figures do not take into account rape incidents that go unreported to the police.

Rape victims:
People victimized by sexual assault (as a % of the total population). Data refer to female population only. Crime statistics are often better indicators of prevalence of law enforcement and willingness to report crime, than actual prevalence.

Rapes > Per capita:
Number of sexual assaults recorded by police in that country per 100,000 population. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.

Robberies:
Number of robberies recorded by police in that country per 100,000 population.

Total crimes:
Note: Crime statistics are often better indicators of prevalence of law enforcement and willingness to report crime, than actual prevalence.

Total crimes per 1000:
Note: Crime statistics are often better indicators of prevalence of law enforcement and willingness to report crime, than actual prevalence. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.